PERM SEC CONGRATULATES STAFF FOR EXCELLING IN SERVICE-WIDE DIGITAL SKILLS LITERACY TRAINING PROGRAMME

PHOTO CAPTION L-R: Oluwasegun Samuel, Higher Data Processing Officer, Ahmed Musa, Assistant Director Legal, Temitope Peter Fashedemi, Permanent Secretary, State House, Wasa Isa Francis, Director ICT, Abdulrahman Iliya, Chief Programme Analyst and Ubong John Akpan, Principal Programme Analyst. October 26, 2025

PERM SEC CONGRATULATES STAFF FOR EXCELLING IN SERVICE-WIDE DIGITAL SKILLS LITERACY TRAINING PROGRAMME

The Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr. Temitope Peter Fashedemi, has commended five members of Staff of the State House for their outstanding performance in the on-going Digital Skills Literacy Training Programme initiated by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF).

Receiving the staffs who excelled in the first stage of the programme in his office, the Permanent Secretary hailed the winners for their commitment to personal development and exceptional performance throughout the training.

He noted that their success reflects the State House’s strong emphasis on excellence, professionalism, and innovation-driven service delivery.

“I am proud of you because you have distinguished yourselves in this critical training initiative.
“Your achievement underscores our readiness to embrace digital transformation and aligns perfectly with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which prioritizes efficiency and technological advancement in governance,” Fashedemi said.

The Permanent Secretary extolled the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation for initiating the Digital Skills Literacy Programme, describing it as a timely and strategic intervention in building a modern, digitally proficient federal workforce.

In a significant step towards modernising the Federal Civil Service, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Didi Esther Wilson-Jack, launched a comprehensive, service-wide Digital Literacy Action Plan, in partnership with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), aimed at equipping all civil servants with the foundational digital skills required to thrive in a 21st-century work environment.

The programme which kicked off September 10, 2025 is a flagship reform under Pillar Five (5), Digitalisation and Enterprise Content Management, of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021–2025 (FCSSIP25). It also aligns with the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS 2020–2030) and the broader Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which targets 70% digital literacy among Nigerians by 2027.

The winners, Wassa Isa Francis, Ubong John Akpan, Abdulrahman Iliya, Oluwasegun Samuel and Ahmed Musa, all won digital HP Laptop Computers personally handed out by Dr. Didi Esther Wilson-Jack in her office.

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction as well as the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs made up the top three winners for the first month of the training programme.

Abiodun Oladunjoye
Director, (Information & Public Relations)
State House
October 26, 2025